Officials said Gayle Carroll, 58, of North Reading, Mass., was hiking on the White Arrow Trail with friends and family when she injured her lower right leg.

Mountain patrol rangers were able to reach Carroll and provide first aid. The rangers, along with a team of conservation officers and volunteers, carried Carroll to the trail head on Halfway House Road, officials said.

Thousands of California acres are ablaze as firefighters battle at least 21 wildfires throughout the state, but while many of those fires are small or mostly contained, the wind and heat that are spreading the Rocky Fire in Northern California -- and...